Current research indicates that communication breakdown among health care professionals is a leading causes of medical errors and patient harm (PSQH, 2017). Choose one patient from the scenario assigned to your group for discussion. Describe a potential error that could occur due to communication breakdown. Discuss evidence based strategies to avoid such errors. Include at least 2 evidenced-based strategies.
Instructions:
- Please post your initial response by Midnight on Day 3 of the week.
- Comment on the post of one classmate by Midnight on Day 5 of the week.
- Respond to a peer who responded on your initial post by Midnight of Day 7.
Submission Instructions:
- Read the materials and discussion guided question/prompt.
- Click in “Type Your Response” to write or paste your answer. Longer answers may be easier to write and spell check in a word processing programs (i.e Word, Wordpad, Notes) first.
- When you have finished entering your answer click on the “Submit” button.
- Respond to one classmate’s post. Under that peer’s post, click “reply” to write or paste your response.
- Check back frequently for new additions.
- Respond to a classmate who responded on your initial post.
- EVERY post/response MUST be supported with TWO references from recent Professional Journals (less than 5 years – 2020-2025) and a minimum of 250 words.
Grading Rubric
Your assignment will be graded according to the grading rubric.
